Dear Diary: Michael Mararian

We’re pleased to announce a new semi-regular feature for On the Inside Tip, called “Dear Diary,” where we ask some of the artists we’re friends with to take us through a typical day through photos.

Artist Michael Mararian kicks off the new series as he plans for his upcoming show, “Recent Projects,” opening May 18th at Corey Helford Gallery in LA. Thanks Michael for popping our Dear Diary cherry! (ew….sorry)

Michael gave us a little insight on the show- enjoy! And be sure to look out more exclusive glimpses into our artists friends’ day to days (I hope they get scandalous)

My latest exhibition, “Recent Projects”, is a collection of revolving concepts and ideas that I have been exploring for the last year and a half. With a continued focus on combining pathos, humor, shock value and the absurd, this show brings new areas of exploration in both technique and attitude. Most of the work being shown is in full color (a first for me) as well as using found vintage books, magazines and ephemera as a re-purposed canvas in a majority of the new work. My phobia series from 2008 is also revisited in full color and we get a glimpse into the beginnings of some upcoming series such as “Over Stimu-lie”, “Horrible Gifts for Children” and a contemporary re-imagining of Edward Gorey’s “The Ghastlycrumb Tinies”

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Lori Zimmer

Lori Zimmer is a New York-based curator, writer and author of The Art of Cardboard and The Art of Spraypaint by Rockport Publishers. A former Chelsea gallery sales director, she founded Art Nerd New York in 2010, which focuses on art history and ...